Download AP World History Review Session 4: 1750-1914

AP World History
Review Session 4: 1750-1914
Sample Questions
1. The factors destabilizing the balance of power in Europe in
the late 1800s and early 1900s included all of the
following EXCEPT:
a) The strong sense of nationalism held by many European
nations.
b) European colonial rivalries in Africa and Asia.
c) German aggression on the continent under von Bismarck.
d) Conflict over ethnic and religious differences in some
nations.
e) The rise of socialist and communist movements in
European nations
Answer: E
2. As a result of von Bismarck’s plan to partition Africa:
a) Germany controlled a substantial portion of Africa.
b) The United States entered the scramble for Africa.
c) The slave trade with Europe, North America, and
South America was halted.
d) Only two African nations remained free at the
beginning of the twentieth century.
e) More people organized to protest the injustices of
colonialism.
Answer: D
3. The ability of nations to industrialize required
all of the following conditions EXCEPT:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
a reliable source of fuel.
surplus population.
improved farming techniques.
a money-based economic system.
a network of colonies.
Answer: E
4. The movement to industrialize Russia was most dependent
on
a) Emancipating serfs to provide a substantial labor pool for
industry.
b) Becoming more active in colonizing other lands to obtain
raw materials and develop new markets.
c) Importing coal and other fuel sources plus the equipment
necessary to build manufacturing factories.
d) Developing a capitalistic system with laissez-faire and free
market economic policies.
e) Raising the standard of living for average Russians so they
could participate in a market economy.
Answer: A
5. In order to hold onto their territory, the
Ottomans instituted the Tanzimat Reforms, which
included:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Access to western education.
Universal suffrage.
Nationalization of private industries.
Emancipation of slaves.
Elimination of the civil service system.
Answer: A
6. Marxism found supporters in the late nineteenth century in
Europe because:
a) working conditions in factories improved.
b) the middle class gained additional political representation.
c) improvements in farming technology increased crop
yields.
d) union organizing was outlawed in a majority of industries.
e) economic depression caused high unemployment rates.
Answer: A
7. Which of these factors played the greatest role in
European interest in South Africa in the late 1800s?
a)
b)
c)
d)
The need for additional sources of African slaves.
The desire for new markets for European goods.
The discovery of precious metal resources.
Political turmoil along northern European trade
routes.
e) Decentralization of manufacturing plants.
Answer: C
8. “It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings
and ministers, to pretend to watch over the economy of private
people, and to restrain their expense, either by sumptuary laws, or
by prohibiting the importation of foreign luxuries.”
The author of this quotation would most likely agree with which of
the following governmental programs?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Increased tariffs on imported items
Laissez-faire economic policies
Institution of social welfare systems
Minimum wage laws for unionized workers
User taxes on luxury items
Answer: B
9. Which of the following is a true statement about the
French Revolution of 1789?
a) It failed to instill a sense of nationalism in France.
b) Women gained suffrage as part of the revolution.
c) It resulted in residence, rather than religion,
becoming the basis for citizenship.
d) It officially ended with the Constitution of 1791.
e) It succeeded in strengthening France’s economy.
Answer: C
10. Which of the following was an impact of modernization efforts in
Egypt?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Muhammad Ali led a revolution to overthrow British rule in Egypt.
Egypt accumulated tremendous debt to European nations such as
England and France.
A Western-style democratic government was installed, although
voting rights were not extended to women.
A liberalization movement among the working and middle class
began to remove Muhammad Ali from power.
State-built infrastructure and public investment in industrialization
enabled Egypt to withstand European imperialism.
Answer: B
11. All of the following were impacts of the Industrial
Revolution EXCEPT:
a) the rise of social and political reform movements.
b) increased foreign investment in less-industrialized
nations.
c) a manufacturing system based on division of labor.
d) an increased demand for African slaves in North
America.
e) an increase in the number of independent nations.
Answer: E
12. Which of the following was NOT a result of the Opium
Wars?
a) Chinese port cities were open to foreign trade and Britain
took possession of Hong Kong.
b) Lower tariffs were set on goods manufactured in Western
nations.
c) Western citizens living in China were subject to the laws of
their native lands, not Chinese laws.
d) Churches were permitted in port cities and Christian
missionaries could travel freely within China.
e) China was able to successfully end the importation and
sale of opium.
Answer: E
13. The Eastern Question concerned:
a) how European nations would fairly partition the continent
of Africa.
b) the manner in which Prussia, Austria, and the Ottoman
Empire would maintain the balance of power in Europe.
c) the opening of port cities in China, Japan, and Korea to
foreign trade.
d) how to fill the void left by the decline of the Ottoman
Empire.
e) how the entry of the United States into imperialism
should be addressed.
Answer: D
14. The reasons for intense imperialism among European
nations included all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Industrialization generated the demand for new sources
of raw materials.
b) The military needs to establish strategic bases around the
world.
c) There was a belief in the racial superiority of Europeans.
d) There was a need to establish new markets for Europeanmade goods.
e) Population decline in European nations required new
sources of labor.
Answer: E
15. Which of the following resulted from the
revolutionary movements in Latin American
colonies?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Social inequality continued to exist.
Key industries were nationalized.
Widespread economic reforms were instituted.
New nations became colonizers themselves.
Representative democracies were formed.
Answer: A
16. Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement
about British rule in India?
a) British rule led to the modernization of India’s
infrastructure.
b) There was less conflict between Muslims and Hindus
under British rule.
c) The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 was successful in ousting the
British from India.
d) The caste system was not eliminated with the introduction
of Western culture.
e) Britain took political and economic control of India from a
private trading company.
Answer: C
17. Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Treaty of
Nanking and the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
The purpose of both the treaty and the doctrine was to maintain trade
relationships and prevent foreign interference in local affairs.
While the treaty opened Chinese trade to various nations, the doctrine
protected trade relationships between the United States and Latin
American countries.
China and Latin American nations both experienced internal rebellion
and weakened central governments as a result of the treaty and the
doctrine.
Both documents were intended to limit European interference with
former colonies.
Although the British inhabited Hong Kong as a result of the treaty, the
United States did not maintain a presence in any other nation under the
doctrine.
Answer: B
18. Population trends in industrialized nations
between 1800 and 1900 included all of the
following EXCEPT:
a) increased urban population.
b) higher birth rates.
c) higher migration to western Europe and North
America.
d) lower infant mortality rates.
e) decreased death rates.
Answer: B
19. The primary goal of the Meiji Restoration was
to:
a) diminish the power of the shogun and the
samurai.
b) isolate itself from foreign influences.
c) liberalize civil and criminal legal codes.
d) establish a Confucian-style bureaucracy.
e) increase agricultural and industrial productivity.
Answer: E
20. “I contend that we are the first race in the world and that the more
of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race… I
contend that every acre added to our territory provides for the
birth of more of the English race, who otherwise would not be
brought into existence.”
Cecil Rhodes’ statement is consistent with which of the following?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Mercantilism
Social Darwinism
Manifest Destiny
Liberalism
Mandate of Heaven
Answer: B
21. Which of the following was the most
urbanized during the period 1750 to 1914?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
China
India
Russia
England
France
Answer: D
22. Which of the following was true of Latin
American women in the nineteenth century?
a)
b)
c)
d)
They enjoyed the right to vote.
They were denied the right to an education.
They were subjected to the values of machismo.
They could not work outside the house without
supervision.
e) They could hold political office.
Answer: C
23. Which of the following was true of the new imperialism?
a) The Berlin Conference accommodated Africa’s ethnic
diversity.
b) The United States favored economic imperialism rather
than direct political control in South America.
c) France favored economic imperialism over settler
colonies.
d) British settlers integrated easily with Australian aboriginal
peoples.
e) Dutch and British settlers promoted slavery in South
Africa.
Answer: B
24.In the nineteenth century, both Austria-Hungary
and the Ottoman Empire:
a) Were composed of a number of nations.
b) Ruled over a kingdom within their borders
c) Gained political strength during the nineteenth
century.
d) Disrupted the balance of power in Europe.
e) Broke up into smaller nations prior to World War
I.
Answer: A
25.Which of the following pairs of nations and
their imperialist interests is NOT correct?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
United States – Cuba
Great Britain – India
Japan – Hawaii
Germany – Africa
The Netherlands – South Africa
Answer: C